Opinion
NO. 01-13-00341-CR
06-18-2013
GREGG FRANCO, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 248th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1377260
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Gregg Franco, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. The trial court found appellant guilty, and, in accordance with the terms of appellant's plea agreement with the State, sentenced appellant to confinement for three years. Appellant has filed a pro se notice of appeal. We dismiss the appeal.
In a plea-bargained case, a defendant may only appeal those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial or after obtaining the trial court's permission to appeal. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02 (West 2006); TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). An appeal must be dismissed if a certification showing that the defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of the record. TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d).
Here, the trial court's certification is included in the record on appeal. See id. The trial court's certification states that this is a plea-bargained case and the defendant has no right of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). The record supports the trial court's certification. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 615 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Because appellant has no right of appeal, we must dismiss this appeal. See Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006) ("A court of appeals, while having jurisdiction to ascertain whether an appellant who plea-bargained is permitted to appeal by Rule 25.2(a)(2), must dismiss a prohibited appeal without further action, regardless of the basis for the appeal.").
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss any pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Sharp and Massengale. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 481.115(a), (c) (West 2010).